Dr. and Mrs. Van Dorn Stone of Tupelo, Mississippi announce the engagement of their daughter, Lacey Gray Stone, to James Brady Fortenberry, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jon Anthony Fortenberry of Oxford, Mississippi.
The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mrs. Jean Horn Ross and the late Knox Winton Ross, Sr. of Pelahatchie, Mississippi and Mrs. Jo Ann Riddell Stone and the late Van Dorn Stone Jr. of Marks, Mississippi. The prospective bridegroom is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Smith Fortenberry from Grenada, Mississippi and Mrs. Majorie Ann Trussell Spratlin and the late Oron Dewey Spratlin, Jr. of Oxford, Mississippi.
Miss Stone is a 2008 graduate of Tupelo High School and a 2012 graduate of the University of Mississippi where she received her bachelor’s degree in Communicative Disorders. While at Ole Miss she was a member of Delta Gamma Sorority, an officer in the National Student Speech, Language, and Hearing Association, and was involved in international student ministry. She received her Masters in Speech Language Pathology from the University of Mississippi in 2014, and is currently working as a Speech Pathologist at Signature Pointe on the Lake in Dallas, Texas.
Mr. Fortenberry is a 2008 graduate of Oxford High School and a 2012 graduate of the University of Mississippi where he received his bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice. While at Ole Miss he served as an officer in the Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity, was a member of the University of Mississippi Army ROTC, and was involved in Campus Crusade for Christ. He received a Commission in the United States Army in 2012. Currently he is pursuing a Masters of Divinity at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and completing an internship at Prestonwood Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas.
The couple will exchange vows on August 15, 2015 at the Colonel’s Quarters in Oxford, Mississippi.